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Archbishop Hebda will host young adult listening event

Archbishop Bernard Hebda is inviting young adults from around the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to a prayer and listening event at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul to help shape the future of young adult ministry. 
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Metro area parishes launch Our Lady’s Table to feed neighbors in need

When a Loaves and Fishes meal site at St. Gabriel the Archangel in Hopkins closed in late 2025, it marked an abrupt end to a familiar source of support for many in the community. For St. Gabriel and Our Lady of Grace (OLG) in Edina, the closure became something more: a moment of discernment and a call to act.
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NCEA convention draws nearly 4,000 to Minneapolis

On April 7, Archbishop Bernard Hebda told nearly 4,000 educators at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) convention that Catholic education continues to form people throughout their lives. He said this while presiding at the opening Mass of the April 7-9 gathering at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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Business exposition and job fair May 1-2 in Edina seeks to help build a ‘Catholic economy’

With Mass, vendors, breakout sessions, awards and a sales pitch competition, the Twin Cities-based St. Joseph Business Guild is hosting a special effort toward its goal of building a “Catholic economy,” guild founder Roger Vasko said. “If we don’t build a Catholic economy, someone will build a different economy for us,” Vasko, 67, said of businesses banding together in the guild to share expertise and find employees, customers and like-minded men and women of faith. Called St. Joseph’s Fair, the May 1-2 event will be held at St. Patrick in Edina.
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Journaling her heart out: The journey of a convert

A simple gift at a women’s retreat — a 5-by-7-inch journal—became a lifeline during Oona Myhre’s sabbatical, a map for her conversion to Catholicism and a book she would eventually publish. It’s a testament to the power of taking the next step, of saying each small yes to God.
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Father Valencia leaves legacy in medical mission trip to Philippines

The late-Father Victor Valencia grew up on the small island of Negros in the Philippines. He came to Minnesota in 2007. It was a dream of his to return to the Philippines on a medical mission trip. He saw his dream come true in 2025 after five years of planning.
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Known as ‘a staple’ in Le Sueur County, Father Grafsky dies at 81

Father George Grafsky, a priest known for his care and his acts of service, died April 11 at the age of 81, after 44 years of ministry within the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Eden Prairie couple is fundraising for Annunciation eighth graders to attend Catholic high schools

Deeply touched by the healing and hope they’ve seen at Annunciation parish and school in Minneapolis since a deadly shooting during an all-school Mass there in August, a couple is raising money to help all 40 eighth graders attend a Catholic high school of their choice.
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St. Vincent de Paul Twin Cities director puts faith to work

Wayne Bugg’s day begins at 8 a.m. inside a cement-block warehouse near Franklin Avenue in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. Inside the dimly lit warehouse, where massive Gaylord boxes of donated goods line the walls, the father of five sits at his computer in a small office.
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Adoration at the Capitol: To the risen Jesus through Mary

On April 10, the Minnesota Catholic Conference hosted its second Adoration at the Capitol of the 2026 legislative session in St. Paul. The time of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, held during the Octave of Easter, had a distinctly Marian feel. From the first “O Salutaris Hostia” at 9 a.m. to the closing chorus of “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” at 2 p.m., the prayers of hundreds of adorers echoed through the Minnesota State Capitol from a large basement room called the Vault, where the faithful had gathered.
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Archbishop Hebda urges the faithful to join in Pope Leo XIV’s prayers for peace

April 10, Archbishop Bernard Hebda urged the faithful to pray for peace “whether at home or at your parish” at 11 a.m. April 11, just as Pope Leo XIV prays for peace along with thousands who are expected at St. Peter’s Square at 6 p.m. Rome time.
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Butter sculptor brings a taste of Minnesota to national Catholic education gathering

What’s more Minnesotan than having your likeness sculpted in butter?
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